Hall Sensor Location?

[DBF]

Thanks for that fellas.  I think I wrongly referred the Hall sender as the
Hall sensor.  It was the amplifier I was wondering about.  I'll have a look
inside the dizzy when I have a chance.
Thanks again.

Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ado Sigal" <a.sigal at bluewin.ch>
To: "DBF" <dbf288 at eastlink.ca>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Hall Sensor Location?


> Hall sensor is inside the distributor, and since advance is vacuum
> operated (I think), the HS wires move with the plate, and they are the
> likely culprit. Distr. connections should be also checked. What you
> talking about is the signal amplifier, which when it dies, usually
> doesn't come back to life. It could be located behind the glove box.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ado
>
> DBF wrote:
>
> >Hello All,
> >I drove my 1982 Coupe for the first time in about a month this morning
and about 2 miles from home, I down shifted while going through a school
zone, and the old girl died.  I parked it in the school lot, got a lift home
and returned to do some diagnostics.
> >I had fuel, but no spark.  I disconnected the Hall plug from the dizzy
and found I had 2.5 volts.  I immediately suspected the Hall sender, so I
returned home to get a spare I had in the shed.  I returned to the school
parking lot, figuring I'd swap it for the one in the car.  Imagine my
surprise when I went looking for it (as described in my Bentley) and it
wasn't under the plastic shield covering the wiper motor/vent air intake!!
Where the hell did it go!!
> >As a side, I towed the bugger home and pushed it into the garage.  After
taking a few more voltage readings, I thought I check for spark again.
While I was turning the car over, a nice blue spark was showing and the car
started!!  Evidently, whatever stranded me, righted itself.  I despise self
correcting faults. I am leery about the Hall, and I am going to check it.
So, any ideas where it might be hiding?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Dan
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